In an era of declining budgets, governments are seeking more efficient and cost-effective means of delivering fisheries services. These developments raise a number of significant policy questions. How much do governments spend on managing fisheries? Who pays for the fisheries management...

Dans une période de restriction budgétaire, les pouvoirs publics recherchent des moyens plus efficaces et moins onéreux pour assurer les services de pêcheries. Combien dépensent les gouvernements pour la gestion des pêcheries ? Qui paie pour les services de gestion des pêcheries ? Qui...

The Workshop held by OECD in October 2003, in Paris, France, brought together leading experts to take stock of “the state of the art" on the economics of waste and to help select topics on which the OECD could usefully do additional work. The book comprises the Workshop papers by leading experts.

Waste generation and waste management receive increasing attention among policy makers. On the one hand, waste causes environmental problems, both if it is handled properly and -- especially -- if it is mishandled, e.g. through illegal dumping

The book presents a background study of DRG-based payment systems, drawing on the experience of implementing such hospital funding arrangements internationally, including an overview of developments in the Asia and Pacific region. It underscores the need for countries to be clear about their...

The average length of stay in hospitals (ALOS) is often used as an indicator of efficiency. All other things being equal, a shorter stay will reduce the cost per discharge and shift care from inpatient to less expensive post-acute settings. The ALOS refers to the average number of days that...

The OECD Competition Committee debated the impact of competition in the provision of hospital services in October 2005. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by the OECD, written submissions from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, the...

This paper argues that there is a need for competition agencies to become more active and effective advocates for the use of choice and competition in publicly funded healthcare markets. It suggests that the need for strong regulation will not shrink or disappear, as it might do in a utility,...